Printing Press Scheduling for Multi-Edition Periodicals

Samuel Gorenstein
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Samuel Gorenstein: IBM, New York Scientific Center

Management Science, 1970, vol. 16, issue 6, B373-B383

Abstract: The problem of scheduling a printing press for a periodical with several editions, so as to minimize the costs, is discussed. A mixed-integer program is formulated which includes most of the costs and constraints, but it is not solvable for problem sizes of practical interests. A heuristic method, based on the traveling salesman problem, is proposed. A sample computation is included. In §3, a theorem proves that the' solution to the n-salesmen traveling salesman problem, is obtainable from the solution to a single salesman problem with n home visits.

Date: 1970
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